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How has your summer been coming along so far? Have you managed to go to all of the different places you have always wanted to? Summer is also one of the best times to obtain a tan, and normally the best place to get one is by the beach. What is the whole point of being at the beach if you are also not getting fun by being wet, surrounded by good company and have a great soundtrack blasting in the background? This is where a splash-proof Bluetooth speaker would come in handy, and Renogy’s E.TUNES plays its role very well.

What makes the Renogy E.TUNES one of the more unique splash-proof portable Bluetooth speakers in the market is the fact that it comes with a built-in solar panel, allowing it to get powered up while it is dishing out your favorite tunes. In other words, there is no need for any charger, as the E.TUNES Bluetooth speaker will harness the power of our solar system’s star. Then again, a remote beach would most probably lack amenities such as a power outlet, quite unlike a beach resort where such goodies are readily available.

With the E.TUNES Bluetooth speaker, this IPX6-rated device is perfect for use in outdoor weather conditions. You will be able to stream high quality music over Bluetooth 4.2 connectivity, or in the event where you do not have a music playback device with Bluetooth support, there is always the included AUX cord to save the day. An LED light , a 5,000 mAH rechargeable battery, and a USB Fast Charge Port are other features that make the E.TUNES Bluetooth speaker all the more attractive since it makes it multi-faceted. Those who are interested in picking up the E.TUNES Bluetooth speaker can do so for $134.99 a pop.

Ever wished that your speaker would be able to pack more of a punch, without losing any of its efficiency while sporting a very reasonable price tag? Pioneer has more or less successfully achieved this via the Rayz Rally. The Rayz Rally carries the distinction of being the first Lightning-powered portable speaker which is able to transform the iPhone into a conference speakerphone that is loud enough to fill the boardroom. It will not only be able to take advantage of the iOS app, but will also make use of innovative Lightning accessories in order for the listeners to enjoy a completely new experience.

The Rayz Rally will utilize Apple’s newest Lightning audio technology, that is powered by Avnera Corporation’s LightX platform, in order to deliver simple and smart solutions for today’s mobile consumers. Since it arrives in a form factor that is small enough to fit into your pocket, you might think it has a “small” performance factor, too. However, things work differently since the Rayz Rally can amplify your call experience unlike ever before.

It also carries the proud distinction of being the first Lightning-powered plug-and-play speaker in the world. It will be different from other kinds of portable conference speakers, since the Rally does not have any battery whatsoever. Rather, it will draw its power from the iPhone that it is plugged into, allowing it to work every single time at your beck and call. The LightX platform helps the Rally to minimize the power usage whenever it remains plugged into the iPhone’s Lightning port. It is also versatile in its functionality, allowing it to be used for Internet calling on the iPad and iPod touch, and on the Mac and PC via a standard Lightning to USB cable.

Those who are interested in the Rayz Rally Lightning powered conference speakers will have to fork out $99.95 for it from Apple.com and Apple stores worldwide.

When it comes to the great outdoors, many of us would have our collection of camping gear down pat — making sure that we can survive with the bare necessities if push comes to a shove. However, just in case there is a little bit of space left in your backpack that you would like to carry around, why not go ahead and be wild by toting around a portable speaker? Not only do you get to share your favorite tunes with your family and friends who are with you, you would also be able to use it to soothe or inspire yourself if you are alone. Ecoxgear knows that having a tough and rugged portable speaker which is capable of handling all the rigors of outdoor life is crucial, which is why they have come up with the EcoSlate.

The EcoSlate is deemed to be an all-in-one audio system which will merge a bright 200 Lumen flashlight, a built-in power bank and backlit buttons, resulting in the ultimate companion for any outdoor adventure. It is portable and compact, but do not let its relatively diminutive size fool you. It is still full well capable of packing a punch, boasting of a pair of 10W speakers as well as dual passive sub-woofers, while sporting a Bluetooth range of up to 100-feet for a single speaker.

So you have to go through a few bumps and knocks on your outdoor adventure. The EcoSlate is more than equal to the task, thanks to a tough, drop-proof exterior that meets military specifications. Even if you need to ford a river, fret not. The EcoSlate comes with IP67 waterproof certification, and best of all is, it even floats to make sure that whatever music that you are playing at the moment? It will not literally get drowned. The EcoSlate will arrive in Electric Blue, Grey, Black, Mint or Orange for $149.99 apiece.

Many of us do own a TV in our homes, and these TVs tend to be mounted on the wall. Where then, do you place the speakers? Assuming you are one of the few rare people who place your flat screen TV on its stand, then you might want to consider picking up the Sonos PLAYBASE. The Sonos PLAYBASE will be able to slide right underneath your TV, as it delivers a powerful home theater sound whenever the TV is on, as well as handle music all the time while it is turned off.

The Sonos PLAYBASE is the latest addition to its wireless home sound system, and this is the latest speaker in their home theater range. The PLAYBASE is a thin and yet powerful speaker, where it remains discreetly under the TV. With an asking price of $699 a pop, you will be able to find the PLAYBASE arrive in black and white shades with availability kicking off from early next month onward.

The Sonos PLAYBASE measures a mere 58 mm in height, where it packs a whopping 10 drivers. With the PLAYBASE, it offers everything that one can expect from a Sonos speaker. Offering great sound and music playback, it has been specially designed to disappear into the home. The way it has been designed makes the Sonos PLAYBASE look as though it has been cut from a single piece of granite. Apart from that, it also challenges traditional expectations of sound, all coming from a thin speaker. There are no visible seams that result in incredibly clean lines, while sporting an ultra-flat top surface with over 43,000 holes which make up an acoustically transparent grill.

The manufacturing process involves a complex insert molding process as well as a custom-designed glass-filled polycarbonate exterior that ensures vibration is kept to a minimum, enabling it to withstand the weight of a TV for a very, very long time.

We have several different sources from which we get our music. There’s Internet radio, the actual radio, music downloaded on our phones, and computers. When you’re at home, you have access to all of these options, but the manner in which you listen to them is normally stuck to specific devices. We want our world to be as connected as possible, so it would make sense that we would want a speaker system that will let us access whichever option we want, whenever we want.

The Como Audio Solo Speaker could be classified as a radio, but it is far more than that. This is a smart speaker that has a wooden case that’s nearly a half-inch thick with a 3/4” soft dome tweeter and a custom 3” long-throw, 4-layer voice coil woofer with an oversize magnet. There is also a 2.8” TFT color display so you can always see the album art, artist, and song information regardless of what channel you’re listening through.

There are two versions of this speaker, with this $299 version being the smaller of the two. The Duetto does the same, but more of it, and has a $399 price tag. This is available in piano black, white, hickory/black, or walnut/black, and yes, the color does affect the price. If you’re feeling saucy, you can buy multiples and sync them so that you can have the same music playing all over your house during parties.

Not all speakers are created equal — that is for sure. The thing is, which particular speaker would you need to purchase if you would like to have something different in your home? Well, Divoom has something that is slightly special and different from what is on offer, in the form of the Timebox Mini. The Divoom Timebox Mini is a multi-functional pixel art speaker that offers premium audio quality without missing a beat, while sporting fancy 8-bit graphics or pixel art that will certainly brighten up your life.

Divoom’s Timebox Mini offers an innovative compact speaker with Bluetooth 4.0 connectivity, sporting a programmable LED on board that makes it ideal for having fun in both indoor and outdoor environments. Sporting a slew of functions, the Timebox Mini’s mobile application that delivers a great user experience, with pixel art creation as the main draw here.

Users are able to create their pixel art easily using the app, while linking the designs together into an animated clip. In fact, all of the artworks are able to be shared with others via the online gallery. The Timebox Mini will also come with a special chat system, allowing two users to invite each other as exclusive partners. Apart from that, emoji and pixel designs that are sent will appear on the partner’s Timebox Mini, while one can also opt to receive social media notifications to boot. This is truly a very, very different speaker that does a whole lot more than just offer music playback.

Apart from that, the Timebox Mini’s sleep aid & alarm function will also be able to improve sleep quality as it enables user-selected preferences, such as color, brightness and music. There will be also more than 30 preset scenery profiles which help to create the most soothing environments. Other integrated functions of the Timebox Mini are the ability to check time or weather, animated patterns, music equalizer, DJ turntable and more. The asking price for the Timebox Mini stands at $49.90 apiece.

When it comes to speakers, there are many choices for the consumer to pick from — especially when it concerns Bluetooth speakers or portable models. Hercules is a company that knows their stuff when it comes to portable outdoor speakers that are rugged and tough, as they have exhibited it in the past through the likes of the Hercules WAE Outdoor 04Plus rugged speaker. This time around, there is a slight variation to that older model — in the form of the Hercules WAE Outdoor 04Plus FM. This is a whole new audio powerhouse that sports an integrated FM tuner within the speaker as its name suggests. Needless to say, it will also come with its fair share of ruggedness built-in, so that riders can enjoy their music regardless of where they are — be it at skate parks and BMX tracks, on mountain bike trails, or simply riding along on the street.

Delivering better performance compared to its predecessor while arriving in an extremely ergonomic form factor, the WAE Outdoor 04Plus FM wireless speaker will be able to deliver high quality audio performance regardless of where you are. Certainly this will let you listen to your favorite music tracks as you tackle challenging trails downhill, which ought to provide an impetus to access that level of bravery which you never knew you had before.

The new WAE Outdoor 04Plus FM is so tough, it thrives under challenging environments — impacts, asphalt, rain, snow, dust, and even mud are not an issue. Being completely immersion-resistant (for up to 30 minutes at a depth of 3.3 feet/1 meter), it remains totally protected against mud and even the finest dust particles. Thanks to a rock-solid design, cushioning rubber end-pieces, protective metal grille and reinforced access hatch for its connectors, this bad boy offers excellent resistance against impacts and all kinds of extreme use conditions.

Tipping the scales at a mere 300 grams, you can tote the Hercules WAE Outdoor 04Plus FM wherever you go. With an 18 hour battery life in FM radio mode, the $79.99 Hercules WAE Outdoor 04Plus FM Bluetooth speaker is definitely worth every penny for the adventurous cyclist.

Perhaps it would be good to forget about big boy’s toys for a while, and concentrate on the younger ones. Our young children too, need to have some toys or gadgets to play with, as we know that all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. Well, a huge projector in any home is always welcome, especially for movie buffs, but what if your little ones wanted one of their own? Cinemood has decided to fill this niche with a kid-friendly Mini Cinema that will target families, as it sports children-friendly preloaded content. This makes the Mini Cinema a unique way to bring the family together for some classic movie moments!

The Cinemood Mini Cinema, also known as the Storyteller, is a portable mini cinema which is tiny enough to be carried just about anywhere, and can project onto any surface. It will boast of expertly curated content, allowing users to choose from a bilingual pre-loaded library of cartoons, audio stories, digital books, lullabies, and shadow puppet show tutorials among others.

All of the content on the Storyteller will be updated on a monthly basis, courtesy of its cloud library subscription. This means you will never run out of content to enjoy the Storyteller as there will be something different served up every single month! The lamp technology offers a safe reflected light, making sure that viewers, regardless of age, will not be exposed to blue light. The inclusion of Smart Covers also add protectiveness, as well as NFC technology for increased connectivity. New series of cartoons are downloaded via Wi-Fi

Of course, you are also able to watch your own content via the included USB adaptor and your flash drive. The future companion mobile app on iOS and Android platforms will pave the way for parental controls as well. Sounds like the perfect entertainment tool for the whole family who is on the move!

When it comes to headphones and earphones, there are many different models from which one will be able to choose from. The thing is, you might wonder whether a particular model suits you or not. Perhaps you have had some experience with LG’s TONE Active in the past, and have decided to settle for whatever LG headphones that roll out in the future. You’re in luck then, as the LG TONE Studio and LG TONE Free are set to debut at CES 2017 that is kicking off early next month.

Both of these happen to be the latest TONE wearables from the South Korean consumer electronics giant LG, and regardless of the model that you choose, they will bring with them the wonders of personal surround sound as well as hassle-free wireless charging capability.

First of all, the LG TONE Studio that carries the model number HBS-W120 is a personal wearable speaker that boasts of a quartet of speakers. Two of these will be full range on the top, while the other two would be vibrating on the bottom. This will result in a personal surround sound experience under different circumstances, such as when watching a movie, playing a video game or streaming music of your choice. There is also a Hi-Fi DAC (Digital to Analog Converter) which will further enhance sound quality as it recreates audio content in an accurate manner. Dual Play capability allows you to hook up a couple of LG TONE Studio wearable speakers, too.

As for the LG TONE Free with model name HBS-F110, this happens to be LG’s first wireless stereo product that will sport wireless earbuds. These wireless earbuds will juice up each time they are stashed into the neckband, making them a snap to tote around and are always at the ready to serve your musical whims and fancies.

There is no word on pricing details as at press time, but we think it will be revealed early next month.

When it comes to portable or wireless speakers, most of us would look for the model that is hardy in nature, being able to take just about anything and everything that you throw in its direction. Well, LG has a slightly different route this time around with the LG PJ9, where this wireless speaker is certainly out of the ordinary in terms of its design. After all, most of the portable speakers that are in the market require you to bring them around with you, or even hook them up to a carabiner. For those who use it at home, you leave it on the table. Not so with the LG PJ9 that is all set to debut at CES 2017 — this particular speaker will levitate, as though by magic — now how about that for impressive?

The LG PJ9 is certainly a mesmerizing wireless speaker in its own right, and the magic will happen when you place it over the accompanying Levitation Station. It has the ability to deliver high-quality audio, and at the same time offer a lasting impression thanks to its eye-catching design. It also has a looks that will certainly turn heads whenever anyone lays their eyes on it. It does not matter whether the LG PJ9 is used to play music, podcasts or different kinds of audio content, it will be able to do all of that seamlessly while looking fantastic — even in the outdoors.

Making use of powerful electromagnets that is included deep inside the Levitation Station, the PJ9 will be able to achieve a stunning visual effect of floating in mid-air, without the need for any kind of wire to hold it in place. Right smack in the middle is a 360-degree omnidirectional speaker that has a turbine blade-inspired design, delivering deep bass thanks to the subwoofer that is embedded within the Levitation Station. The LG PJ9 itself will also feature Dual Passive Radiator technology that can reproduce flush mid-range tones as well as crisp highs for enhanced sound quality. No word on pricing yet as at press time, but we expect that small issue to resolve itself when it is officially announced at CES 2017.